Shaun MacGowan (born May 13 1988) is a UK-born violinist, keyboardist and guitarist, best known as the keyboardist and violinist of British doom metal band
My Dying Bride
My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. Since their inception in 1990, they have released 13 studio albums, three EPs, one demo, one box set, four compilation albums, one live album, and one live CD/DVD release.
Alo ...
. He replaced Katie Stone in 2009, and joined the band to tour the album ''
For Lies I Sire
''For Lies I Sire'' is the tenth studio album by My Dying Bride, released on 23 March 2009 via Peaceville Records and 21 April 2009 in the United States. It is the first album without keyboardist Sarah Stanton since she joined My Dying Bride i ...
''. His first studio appearance with the group came on the 2009 EP ''
Bring Me Victory
''Bring Me Victory'' is an EP by the heavy metal band My Dying Bride. "Bring Me Victory" is a song from My Dying Bride's previous album, For Lies I Sire; a video was made for the song and released on this EP. "Scarborough Fair", an English tradi ...
'', on which he played two tracks.
Shaun was a member of British death metal band
Narcotic Death
The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ ''narkō'', "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiate ...
, joining on guitar to complete the band's original gigging line-up in 2008, appearing on the band's self-titled demo EP (2008) and album ''Anthology of the Damned'' (2010). He left in late 2010.
Equipment
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Violins
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Korg
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Keyboards
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Schecter Guitars
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EMG Pickups
Discography
With Narcotic Death
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Narcotic Death
The term narcotic (, from ancient Greek ναρκῶ ''narkō'', "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiate ...
'' (EP, 2008)
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Anthology of the Damned'' (full-length, 2010)
With My Dying Bride
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Bring Me Victory
''Bring Me Victory'' is an EP by the heavy metal band My Dying Bride. "Bring Me Victory" is a song from My Dying Bride's previous album, For Lies I Sire; a video was made for the song and released on this EP. "Scarborough Fair", an English tradi ...
'' (EP, 2009)
*''
Evinta
''Evinta'' is an album by My Dying Bride released in 2011. It is a development of many of My Dying Bride's older musical themes and riffs, which were re-written for a variety of classical instruments, rather than the traditional metal music instr ...
'' (full-length, 2011)
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The Barghest O' Whitby'' (EP, 2009)
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A Map of All Our Failures
''A Map of All Our Failures'' is the 11th studio album by English doom metal band My Dying Bride, released on 15 October 2012 via Peaceville Records. Limited editions of the album included a bonus track and a DVD featuring a 70-minute documenta ...
'' (full-length, 2012)
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Feel The Misery'' (2015 album)
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The Ghost of Orion
''The Ghost of Orion'' is the thirteenth studio album by British heavy metal band My Dying Bride. It was released on 6 March 2020 through Nuclear Blast.
Background
The album is the band's first with new member Jeff Singer, replacing Shaun Ta ...
'' (2020 album)
References
1988 births
Living people
Musicians from Dewsbury
English violinists
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